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Do not worry! Get some black soap, it can be ordered online or is usuallly carried at healthfood stores. The ingredients should be ashes of cocoa pods and platain peels, palm and coconut oils and sometimes aloe, honey and/or shea butter. It should be a spotty, lumpy brown and not contain much more than what i've listed. It is good for curing cradle cap, eczema, and so much more! Also shea butter is better to apply than olive oil. Buy some that is pure, only shea as an ingredient. It is usually sold in a tub andcan vary from bright yellow to white.

I had this problem with my boys and tried olive oil too, but to no avail. Then someone suggested lotion. I use the cetaphil cream (the one in the tub, not the bottle) on the boys and started using a little on their scalps. Cleared up the craddle cap/dandruff within a week. I also used the cetaphil cleanser, but you have to be careful not to get it in your LO's eyes.

Sounds like cradle cap. My son's pediatrician recommended very lightly 'scrubbing' the area using a baby comb and baby shampoo during bathtime. That loosened it from the scalp and it eventually went away. Past poster is right--- don't use anything scented, that does make it worse. Whatever you do, do NOT use anything made for adult dandruff on kiddo.

That sounds like cradle cap. We use a dab of Eucerin lotion and a dab of hyrdrocortizone (mix together and apply). We apply once a day and wash it off during his baths every 3 days. Our dr. suggested this and it cleared it right up. DO NOT use scented soaps or lotions (like Johnson's) on it because it will make it worse.

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